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THE FIRST BOOK OF THE<br/>
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CHAPTER 18
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David subdues all the adversaries of Israel and reigns in justice over the people.
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Now</span> after this it came to pass, that David <sup>a</sup><a href="1_chr/18/1a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Sam. 8: 1 (1-18).">smote</a> the Philistines, and subdued them, and took <sup>b</sup><a href="1_chr/18/1b" mark="b" type="A" title="1 Sam. 17: 4.">Gath</a> and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
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And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David’s servants, <i>and</i> brought gifts.
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&#182; And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
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And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot <i>horses,</i> but reserved of them an hundred chariots.
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And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
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Then David put <i>garrisons</i> in Syria-damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, <i>and</i> brought gifts.  Thus the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> preserved David whithersoever he went.
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And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
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Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith <sup>a</sup><a href="1_chr/18/8a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Ne. 5: 16.">Solomon</a> made the brasen <sup>b</sup><a href="1_chr/18/8b" mark="b" type="A" title="1 Kgs. 7: 23; 2 Chr. 4: 15 (12-16).">sea</a>, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
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&#182; Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;
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He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and <i>with him</i> all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
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&#182; Them also king David dedicated unto the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all <i>these</i> nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
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Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
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&#182; And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_chr/18/13a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Kgs. 11: 15.">Edomites</a> became David’s servants.  Thus the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> preserved David whithersoever he went.
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&#182; So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.
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And Joab the son of Zeruiah <i>was</i> over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.
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And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, <i>were</i> the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
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And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada <i>was</i> over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David <i>were</i> chief about the king.
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